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(ModeL) No. 292,052. Patented Jan. 15,1884.

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ROBERT RUSSELL RICHARDSON, OF LARAMIE CITY, IVYOMING TERRITORY.-

CLOTHES=DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,052, dated January15, 1884.

Application filed August 9, 1883. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT R. RICHARD- SON, of Laramie City, in thecounty of Albany andTerritory of Wyoming, have invented a new andImproved Clothes-Rack, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved combinedclothes-horse and press or closet, which can be erected or folded veryeasily and rapidly, does not occupy much space when folded, and in whichpress or closet the clothes-horse is contained when folded.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front view of my improved clothes-rack, showing it partlyerected. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is aplan view of the same closed.

A press or closet, A, is provided with sides B, hinged to the edges ofthe back 0, and with doors D, hinged to the free edges of the hingedsides. A bar, E, having a rack, E, formed on its lower end, is held 'toslide in the direction of its length on the middle of the inner surfaceof the back 0, and with a rack, E, a pinion, F, engages, whichis formedon the end of a lever, G, pivoted to jaws projecting from the innersurface of the back at the lower part of the same. Two bars, H, arepivoted at their lower ends to the plates H on the rear part of thebottom of the closet A, and the upper ends of the bars H are pivoted toarms J, pivoted to the ends of aniron rod, I, held on the upper part ofthe sliding bar E. The arms J are connected by a series of rods, a andI). The bars H are pivoted to the arms J, a short distance from thepivoted ends of J. Arms J and J" are pivoted to the .bars H, and areunited by rods a b and a b,

respectively. To the outer ends of the arms J J J bars K K K arepivoted, and to the free ends of the bars K K bars L L are pivoted,which are provided with notches in the The bars K K K and L L L I areunited by'a series of rods, g, and

respectively. Near each edge of the back of the closet vertical bars Mare pivoted to the top and bottom, and at each edge of the back, to turnon their vertical axes, and to the said bars M bars N are pivoted, theopposite ends of which are pivoted to bars 0, thus permitting the bars 0to be folded against the bars M. Bars P are pivoted to the outer ends ofthe bars J, J, and J.

The clothes-rack is adjusted as follows: When the clothes-rack is not inuse, the bar E, the bars H, J, J, J", K, K, K, L, L, L and P are foldedagainst the inner surface of the back of the closet, and the bars N andO are also folded against the back of the closet. If the clothes-rack isto be used, the lever G is swung downward, whereby the bar E will bemoved upward, and the arms or bars J J J will be swung downward. Thefree ends of the bars K K K are swung outward, and the bars K K are heldat the desired inclination by passing the end rods, I) b of the bars J Jinto the notches d of the bars L L. The bars 0 are swung down, and theframes thus formed are swung outward from the middle of the back of thecloset more or less, until they have the desired required angle to theinner surface of the back of the closet. The sides and doors of thecloset are swung outward, to give the closet a better bearing, and toexpose all the clothes on the racks to the air.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. The combination, with a closet having theback 0, a vertical slide-rack on the middle thereof, a supporting-frame,and a pinionlever, of frames, pivoted to the standard and connected withthe rack, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the closet having a vertical slide, E, carryingthe crossrod I on the middle of its back, of the bars H, pivoted attheir lower ends to plates H, the connected arms J, pivoted to cross-rodI and bars H, the arms J J, united by rods a b a b", and pivoted to barsH, the bars K K K pivoted, respectively, to arms J J J the notched barsL L L pivoted to and uni-ted with bars K K K by rods 9 g and the bars P,pivoted to the outer ends of the bars I pivoted to the bars K K, andprovided with J J J as and for the purpose specified. notches d, andunited by rods, substantially as 3. The combination, with a closet, ofthe herein shown and described. sliding raok-bar E, the bars 11 and P,the ROBERT RUSSELL RICHARDSON. 5 bars J J J united by suitable rods, thebars \Vitnesses:

K K K pivoted to the bars J J J", and N. R. STRONG,

united by suitable 1-ods,-and the bars L L", 1 THOBIAS RICHARDSON.

